--- title: "Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2018-01-08" --- # Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is conducting a procurement process for the **Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments** project, aimed at providing a national system of online standardised assessments to evaluate children's literacy and numeracy progress in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focused on public education services, and is located in Edinburgh. The procurement method chosen is an open procedure, and the tender period for submissions will conclude on **13 September 2017**. The contract is expected to last for three years, with an option for a two-year extension at the discretion of the Scottish Ministers. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational assessment services, particularly those with expertise in developing online and adaptive learning tools. Companies that can demonstrate a strong understanding of the Scottish education system, specifically the Curriculum for Excellence, and have the capability to design inclusive and diagnostic assessments are encouraged to participate. With a contract value of **£1.5 million**, this project not only supports the Gaelic education initiative but also enables businesses to contribute to the advancement of educational outcomes in Scotland. ## Notice The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME). ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME). The Assessments will comprise part of a wider programme which is implementing a "National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education". The Service Provider's role within the project will be to design and deliver a set of Gaelic Medium Assessments which will: report progress in skills for reading, writing and numeracy; assess pupils in primaries 1, 4, 7 and secondary 3; provide individual, diagnostic reports on each pupil's progress which will supply information to identify strengths and individual learning needs; be online (but with provision for alternative formats if necessary); be adaptive (become easier or more difficult dependent of the answer of the pupil); be suitable for the Scottish school education system and aligned with Curriculum for Excellence and be inclusive (will be equitable and allow all pupils to be fairly assessed, no matter their background, experience, additional support needs or level of ability). The Service Provider will be required to work closely with the Scottish Government and Education Scotland throughout the development of the assessments, in particular to ensure their alignment with Curriculum for Excellence and the approach to immersion learning through the Gaelic medium. The contract is for a period of 3 years with an optional extension period of 2 years (1 year plus 1 year) at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Lotting: It is not suitable to lot this contract opportunity on a geographical nor commodity-specific basis due to the nature of the requirement.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Renewal: Optional extension period of up to 24 Months exercisable at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN305994 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Dec 2017 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | Lots value | £1,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48190000 - Educational software package - 72212100 - Industry specific software development services - 72212190 - Educational software development services ## Release History - 8 Jan 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN305994 - 31 Jul 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG291318 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG291318 Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments - The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME). - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN305994 Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments - The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME). ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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